Annual salary
$55,643
Connecticut · salary schedule · 2026-27
Hartford Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Appendix A salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Hartford Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,643 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $114,267 (PhD, step 17), per Hartford Board of Education and Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018 (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $55,643 and reaches $87,926 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $61,955 to $98,905.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $292.86 per day.
- The grid has 8 lane columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Hartford School District enrolled 16,839 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Appendix A salary schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentHartford Board of Education and Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018School year2026-27EffectiveWork days190
| Step \ Lane | BA | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | MA+75 | PhD |
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| 6 | $55,643 | $61,955 | $64,225 | $66,491 | $68,000 | $69,512 | $71,023 | $72,685 |
| 7 | $58,038 | $65,122 | $67,398 | $69,667 | $71,180 | $72,695 | $74,213 | $75,827 |
| 8 | $60,876 | $68,334 | $70,789 | $72,945 | $74,509 | $76,014 | $77,598 | $79,182 |
| 9 | $63,362 | $71,512 | $73,717 | $76,201 | $77,862 | $79,517 | $81,170 | $82,828 |
| 10 | $66,228 | $74,694 | $77,178 | $79,767 | $81,494 | $83,224 | $84,848 | $86,574 |
| 11 | $69,788 | $78,833 | $81,364 | $84,110 | $85,939 | $87,769 | $89,595 | $91,422 |
| 12 | $72,361 | $81,818 | $84,559 | $87,412 | $89,314 | $91,218 | $93,115 | $95,012 |
| 13 | $76,301 | $86,343 | $89,353 | $92,368 | $94,374 | $96,385 | $98,391 | $100,397 |
| 14 | $78,741 | $88,898 | $91,941 | $94,991 | $97,021 | $99,054 | $101,084 | $103,112 |
| 15 | $85,398 | $96,062 | $99,256 | $102,458 | $104,589 | $106,723 | $108,853 | $110,981 |
| 16 | $86,235 | $97,003 | $100,229 | $103,462 | $105,614 | $107,768 | $109,920 | $112,069 |
| 17 | $87,926 | $98,905 | $102,195 | $105,490 | $107,685 | $109,881 | $112,076 | $114,267 |
highest celllowest cell17 step rows x 8 lane columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
Find my cell
Per month (12)
$4,636.92
Per work day
$292.86 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | $58,038 | +$2,395 |
| 8 | $60,876 | +$5,233 |
| 9 | $63,362 | +$7,719 |
| 10 | $66,228 | +$10,585 |
| 11 | $69,788 | +$14,145 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 6 = $55,643 a year, $4,636.92 a month spread over 12 months, $292.86 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
From the collective bargaining agreement between the Hartford Board of Education and the Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018, AFT, AFL-CIO, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. Appendix A prints a 2025-2026, a 2026-2027 and a 2027-2028 schedule; this is the 2026-2027 grid.
Steps 1 through 5 are printed on the schedule but struck through and carry no dollar values, so those cells are null. The 2025-26 grid tops out at step 16; step 17 is new for 2026-27.
Effective July 1, 2026 bargaining unit members not at maximum advance one step. A member hired after the 94th day of the school year does not move a step until the second school year.
The teacher work year is 190 days, of which 182 are designated for student instruction. Longevity of $1,000 for 25 or more years of Hartford service is paid outside the grid.
- Soft spot: The posted contract is a scanned PDF with no text layer; the grid was read off the page image at 150 dpi rather than extracted from text.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $55,643 at step 6 to $87,926 at step 17: 11 step increases worth $2,935 each on average, 58% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,657, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $6,312 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.3%) and $10,979 more at the top of the column (12.5%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $72,685 and tops out at $114,267, 30% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 124 Connecticut district schedules indexed here, Hartford Public Schools's starting pay ranks 30th and its top cell ranks 36th; the state medians are $52,886 to start and $107,940 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 65th percentile and the top cell at the 78th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $55,643 | $87,926 | 11 | 58% |
| MA | $61,955 | $98,905 | 11 | 60% |
| MA+15 | $64,225 | $102,195 | 11 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $66,491 | $105,490 | 11 | 59% |
| MA+45 | $68,000 | $107,685 | 11 | 58% |
| MA+60 | $69,512 | $109,881 | 11 | 58% |
| MA+75 | $71,023 | $112,076 | 11 | 58% |
| PhD | $72,685 | $114,267 | 11 | 57% |
Against Connecticut districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Public Schools | 16,839 | 2026-27 | $55,643 | $61,955 | $114,267 |
| Stamford Public Schools | 16,339 | 2026-27 | $53,319 | $58,934 | $132,824 |
| Waterbury Public Schools | 18,956 | 2026-27 | $61,497 | $65,604 | $108,264 |
| New Haven Public Schools | 18,966 | 2026-27 | $51,421 | $53,615 | $108,047 |
| Bridgeport Board of Education | 19,591 | 2026-27 | $51,079 | $53,699 | $107,539 |
| Danbury Public Schools | 12,126 | 2026-27 | $55,781 | $60,999 | $121,691 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Hartford Public Schools?
$55,643 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Hartford Board of Education and Hartford Federation of Teachers, Local 1018). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,643 (BA).
What is the top of the Hartford Public Schools salary schedule?
$114,267, at step 17 on PhD (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Hartford Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $87,926, is reached at step 17, 11 step increases after step 6 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hartford Public Schools?
$6,312 more at the first step: $61,955 on MA against $55,643 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Connecticut districts with schedules
- Stamford Public Schoolsstarts $53,319
- Waterbury Public Schoolsstarts $61,497
- New Haven Public Schoolsstarts $51,421
- Bridgeport Board of Educationstarts $51,079
- Danbury Public Schoolsstarts $55,781
- Norwalk School Districtstarts $50,948
- New Britain School Districtstarts $54,131
- Fairfield School Districtstarts $57,515
- West Hartford School Districtstarts $52,844
- Meriden School Districtstarts $54,503
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